[뉴스] Analysts: Flood disaster exposes Kim Jong Un's fear of South Korean influence
WASHINGTON —
As North Korean leader Kim Jong Un struggles to cope with devastating floods in his country, his recent brash words have exposed his fear of South Korean influence over his people, analysts in Seoul said.
[뉴스] What’s known, and not known, about the partnership agreement signed by Russia and North Korea
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Both Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un say a new strategic partnership is a breakthrough, but what it means for their relationship is still uncertain.Rus
[뉴스] The Guardian view on North Korean women: a daughter’s rise does nothing to help others
...missile launch. Celebrating Pyongyang’s first spy satellite alongside him. Lauded not only as “most-beloved” but as “respected”, the “morning star of Korea” and “female general”.
[뉴스] Friday Briefing: Will North Korea Attack?
Watching North Korea for signs of lethal military action
North Korea’s leader, Kim Jong-un, could take some form of lethal military action against South Korea in the coming months after having shifted his policy to one of open hostility, U.S. officials say.
[뉴스] North Korea fires artillery shells towards South's border island
North Korea has fired more than 200 rounds of artillery shells off its west coast, towards the South's Yeonpyeong island, Seoul's military has said.
South Korea ordered civilians to seek shelter on the island before holding live fire drills of its own.
The South called it a "provocative act", but the North denied the islands were in danger from its firing...
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... known as the "Arduous March." The analysis also extends outward, dissecting North Korea's formidable military, its destabilizing nuclear program, its sophisticated cyber warfare capabilities, and its fraught foreign relations with China, the United States, and its estranged sibling, South Korea.
Ultimately, this work provides an indispensable guide to understanding the forces...
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...same fate. As the child of two parents condemned to coal mining, my destiny was predetermined. After completing high school, I too was assigned by North Korean authorities to work in a coal mine.
Being a descendant of a South Korean POW, free will was impossible for me when I was growing up in North Korea.
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...jaw-dropping account of the spectacular rise of Kim Yo Jong, de-facto deputy to her brother, Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un, and the most powerful woman in North Korea.
In 2022, in a particularly fiery speech, Kim Yo Jong threatened to nuke South Korea, reminding the world of the dangers posed by her state. But how did the youngest daughter of Dear Leader Kim Jong Il, his ‘sweet princess’...
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...history of North and South Korea, from the late nineteenth century to the present day
“Cha and Pacheco Pardo have years of expertise in Korean international relations. . . . A crisp and balanced account.”—Christopher Harding, The Telegraph
Korea has a long, riveting history—it is also a divided nation. South Korea is a vibrant...
[학술논문] Korea’s Balancing Act: Playing the Long Game
... current state of the South Korean alliance with the United States and considers how the state of this alliance affects Korean security decision-making, and finds that South Korea is attempting to balance the regional security threats it perceives with changing domestic political demands. The security developments South Korea is pursuing may lead to deterioration in regional security, but the United...
[학술논문] 개상질소리의 유형과 그 전파영역
...on a threshing-stand with a stone or a stump. I used for this paper mainly my materials that I recorded through field-work during 1985-2004 for farming songs in every town in South-Korea and in some districts in North-Korea. There are the Chugnam type, the Gangwon type, the Gyeongsang-do type and etc. in the Korean types of the rice-threshing song. There are the general Chugnam type<score 1>...
[학술논문] 존폐위기의 개성공단: 현황과 전망
...February 2013. On April 3, North Korea suddenly blocked the entrance to the KIC while leaving open the exit. On April 8, 2013, shortly after a visit by Kim Yang Geon, the Worker’s Party Secretary for South Korea Operation, the KIC was announced temporarily halted. On April 26, seeing its citizens practically sieged in the KIC and hearing no response from the North, the South decided to evacuate the...
[학술논문] 북한이탈주민의 언어적응 실태와 교육 방안 연구 - 대구지역 정착민을 대상으로 -
...purposes. The first is to observe the actual language problems of North Korean refugees, and the other is to propose an education scheme. Since 2000, the number of North Korean refugees settling down in South Korea increased greatly, resulting in the continued research of their various language problems. This paper studies the North Korean refugees’ language problems from three aspects. One is...
[학술논문] China’s Dilemma on the Korean Peninsula
...that China has improved its relationship with South Korea without deterioration in its relationship with the North. China is the only country that has relatively effective channels of communication with both South and North Korea. However, in fact, these bilateral relations face challenges and China is distrusted by both. The distrust from the North mainly originates from the uncertainty about security...